It may seem crazy to start 2018 with talk of a Kaby Lake motherboard but Asus Maximus IX Extreme proves the Z270 platform is not yet dead and buried. Asus has used its entire bag of ROG tricks to ensure that Maximus IX Extreme is the ultimate Z270 motherboard not only in terms of performance and overclocking, and also styling. This E-ATX motherboard is supplied with a Bitspower monoblock that cools the CPU, VRMS and also the primary M.2 slot. Naturally the monoblock matches the styling of the Maximus IX Extreme and when the hardware is installed you are ready to connect a custom loop cooling system with the minimum of trouble.

Has Apple monopolized the powerful and luxury laptops market with their MacBook Pro? ASUS enters the competition with their new Zenbook Pro UX550. It is a 15,6 inch powerhouse specs laptop which weighs only 1.9 kilo and will cost you some 1780 pounds / 2000 euros. Is it better than the Mac? We have checked out the competition.

The Corsair HX1000 computer power supply is, you guessed it, rated for 1000 huge watts of power delivery to your enthusiast system build. All of this comes in rated at extremely high efficiency, while being fully modular, all Japanese capacitors, and boasting "extremely tight voltage regulation." Let's put all that to the test.

The Nitro Concepts S300 is a racing style gaming chair that comes in a large range of vibrant colours that should match any set up. As Nitro concepts flagship model it features breathable cold foam upholstery, 3D armrests and head and lumbar support pillows . In this review we take a look at the sophisticated looking radiant white edition. With a price tag of £229 it is one of the slightly more affordable high end gaming chairs – but how well does it perform?

The OWC ThunderBlade V4 was created for the media professional working in very large files, and needing to manipulate save and transfer them quickly. Efficiency is the key here. The OWC ThunderBlade is the fastest external storage device we have ever tested, and the fastest available to the best of our knowledge. When we can observe speeds up to 2.9GB/s in any data transfer to an external medium, that says all that needs to be said.

In the early days of PC gaming, users were stuck using whatever mouse they could find, as mice made specifically for gaming were nowhere on the radar. Thankfully we have moved beyond that, and are now at a place where gaming peripherals of all sorts are available for PC gamers. Many PC hardware companies have been expanding their offerings in the last few years to include gaming products, and Patriot is right there with them. Patriot’s Viper Gaming line not only includes peripherals like mice and keyboards, but also includes their Viper DDR3 and DDR4 memory as well. As these gaming peripherals have become more and more advanced, we have seen their feature sets expand to include not only additional performance-enhancing features, but visual enhancements as well. The Patriot Viper V570 Gaming Mouse brings both form and function into a single product, which we will be taking a look at in this review. The Viper V570 is available in a standard V570 model, as well as a V570 Blackout Edition, which eschews a few red buttons and highlights for an all-black design. Are the flashy looks and lights of the V570 paired up with enough performance features that matter to provide a solid gaming mouse? Read along to find out!

Synology’s latest 4-bay addition to the Plus series of NAS devices aimed at high performance and data-intensive workloads is the DS918+, a refresh of the DS916+ which launched in 2016 and which we reviewed HERE.

You bought your home, now make it secure. Installing smart locks and audible alarms is always a good idea however, when it comes to home security video surveillance is a must. If you looking to lower your house insurance a good security system can help.

Meanwhile you can find benchmark values of the first Z370 motherboards in our comparison tables. We do not comment the benchmark values. The idea and also the goal is to present to you an overview which helps you choose the right motherboard simply based on facts in the form of numbers.